Conf  Pam  #732 


THE  CONFEDERATE  FLAG-. 


Bright  banner  of  freedom,  with  pride  I  unfold  thee. 

Fair  flag  of  my  country  with  love  I  behold  thee ; 
Gleaming  above  us,  in  freshness  and  youth. 

Emblem  of  liberty  symbol  of  truth. 
For  this  flag  of  my  country  in  triumph  shall  wave 

O'er  the  Southerner's  home  and  the  Southerner's  grava. 

All  bright  are  the  stars  that  are  beaming  upon  us, 

And  bold  are  the  bars  that  are  gleaming  above  us, 
The  one  shall  increase  in  their  number  and  light ; 

The  other  grows  bolder  in  power  and  might — 
For  this  flag  of  my  country  intriumph  shall  wave. 

O'er  the  Southerner's  home  or  the  Southerner's  grave. 

Those  bars  of  bright  red  shows  our  firm  resolution. 

To  die  if  need  be,  shielding  thee  from  polution  ; 
For  man  in  this  hour  must  give  all  he  holds  dear,  j 

And  woman  her  prayer  and  words  of  high  cheer  ^ 

If  they  wish  this  fair  banner  in  triumph  to  wave, 

O'er  the  Southerner's  home  and  the  Southerner's  grave. 

To  the  great  God  of  battle  we  look  in  reliance ; 

On  our  fierce  Northern  foe  with  contempt  and  defiance ; 
For  the  South  shall  smile  on  in  fragrance  and  bloom  ;  •? 

When  the  North  is  fast  sinking  in  silence  and   gloom 
For  the  flag  of  onr  country  in  triumph  must  wave 

O'er  the  Southerner's  home  or  the  Southerner's  grave. 


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